The Visual Arts Programme of Bengal Foundation held Performance Art Week 2016 which began on 27th December. 20 artists from diverse background performed in the event which aimed to look into the multiple complexities of this ephemeral medium through discussions, performances and exhibitions.

What role does it play in cultural and political activism as opposed to white-cube spaces? How do artists materialize this non-material art? How does this medium contribute to the evolution of new languages? These are some of the questions that the art week seeks to answer. Performance Art Week 2016 also attempted to have a comprehensive look on the role of performance art in contemporary Bangladesh.

The artists were: Palash Bhattacharjee, Joydeb Roaja, Hasna Hena Porosh, Sanad Kumar Biswas
Sharkar Nasrin Toontoon, Nazia Andaleeb Preema, Arpita Singha Lopa, Efat Razowana Reya, Sumona Akhter, Reetu Sattar, Niloofar Chaman, Waley Jaff, Meherun Akter, Atish Saha, Emran Sohel, Afsana Sharmin, Farah Naz Moon, Sanjay Chakraborty and Ashim Halder Sagor.

The event took place at three different venues: Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct and Gyantapash Abdur Razzaq Bidyapeeth.

Followed by the live performances, the Visual Arts Programme also held an exhibition titled “ephemeral:perennial” exploring the mediums and possibilities of documenting performance art, which was distinctively exquisite for its complex nature.

Performance Art Week 2016
27-30 December
4pm – 7pm

Tuesday, 27 December , 2016
Friday, 30 December, 2016
Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
House-42, Road-16 (New)
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209

Wednesday, 28 December, 2016
Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct
64-65 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Karwan Bazar, Dhaka

Thursday, 29 December, 2016
Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Bidyapeeth
House-60, Road-7A
Dhanmondi, Dhaka